HP Software Package Builder (SPB) manual Using Advanced Features, Regions, File Mapping, Options

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Advanced Features

 

Managing Fileset Content

Regions and

1. Source Filesystem - Allows navigation of the Source Filesystem for

Features

selection of files and directories to be mapped to the Destination

 

Filesystem.

 

2. Add button - Adds the files or directories selected from the Source

 

Filesystem to the Destination Filesystem. Multiple files or

 

directories may be selected for addition. If the Recursive checkbox

 

is selected, all files or directories contained in the selected directory

 

will be implicitly added.

 

3. Move-up Directory Level button - Allows you to move up one

 

directory level in the Source Filesystem. The button is represented

 

by a folder and up arrow, located at the bottom of the Source

 

Filesystem.

 

4. Destination Filesystem - Displays the destination filesystem

 

structure you have created for the package.

 

5. Destination Filesystem buttons

 

• Add Directory button - Adds a new directory to the Destination

 

Filesystem. You can edit the directory name in the Destination

 

Filesystem view or in the Directory Attributes table. Multiple

 

directories can be added by specifying a path for the directory

 

name.

 

• Add File button - Adds a new file to the Destination Filesystem.

 

6. Directory Attributes and File Attributes Tables

 

• Directory Attributes table allows you to set permissions and

 

other system properties.

 

• Files Attributes table allows you to edit the source path, and set

 

permissions and other system properties.

 

7. Advanced Options button - Launches the Advanced Options dialog

 

box that allows you to customize file mode access permissions and

 

enable the Implicit and/or Include file mapping functionality.

 

Using Advanced Features

File Mapping

Numerous options are available from within the Manage Fileset Content

Options

dialog box when mapping files from the Source Filesystem to the

 

Destination Filesystem:

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